On February 1, Xinyi Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for the polysilicon project Phase I at Qilin Industrial Park, Qujing, Yunnan province. The company will build an 10kt/a electronic-grade polysilicon production line and a 60kt/a fumed silica line in the Phase I, with an investment of about RMB 6 billion, covering a total construction area of about 260,000 square meters. Xinyi Group plans to invest about RMB23 billion in the site to build polysilicon, photovoltaic module cover plates and float glass projects in three phases.